Autism Prevalence.
According to Autism Speaks, "In 2021, the CDC reported that approximately 1 in 44 children in the U.S. is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to 2018 data."
1 in 27 boys identified with autism
1 in 116 girls identified with autism
"Over the next decade, an estimated 707,000 to 1,116,000 teens (70,700 to 111,600 each year) will enter adulthood and age out of school based autism services. Autism Speaks posted recent studies on autism in adulthood.
"More than half of young adults with autism remain unemployed and unenrolled in higher education in the two years after high school."
"Nearly half of 25-year-olds with autism have never held a paying job."
Research demonstrates that job activities that encourage independence reduce autism symptoms and increase daily living skills.